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2004 Performance Measurements

Township of Laurentian Valley - Year 2003 Performance Measurements

LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Operating Costs
Efficiency Measure
Objective
Notes
18.10% of total Municipal Operating Costs. Costs of governance and corporate management as a percentage of total Municipal operating costs. Efficient Municipal administration.
 

FIRE SERVICES
Operating Costs
Efficiency Measure
Objective
Notes
$0.26 per $1,000.00 assessment. Operating costs for fire services per $1,000.00 of assessment. Efficient Municipal fire services. The municipality is protected by a volunteer fire department.

POLICE SERVICES
Operating Costs
Efficiency Measure
Objective
Notes
$239.28 per household. Operating costs for police services per household. Efficient Municipal police services. The municipality is protected by the Ontario Provincial Police.
Crime Rate - Violent
Effectiveness Measure
Objective
Notes
3.56 violent crimes per 1,000 persons. Violent crime rate per 1,000 persons. Safe communities. none
Crime Rate - Property
Effectiveness Measure
Objective
Notes
23.45 property crimes per 1,000 persons. Property crime rate per 1,000 persons. Safe communities. none
Crime Rate - Other Criminal Code Violations (excluding traffic)
Effectiveness Measure
Objective
Notes
15.75 other criminal code, excluding traffic, crimes per 1,000 persons. Other criminal code, excluding traffic, crime rate per 1,000 persons. Safe communities. none
Crime Rate - Youth
Effectiveness Measure
Objective
Notes
14.31 of youths charged per 1,000 youths. youths charged per 1,000 youths. Safe communities.
 

ROAD SERVICES
Operating Costs-Paved Roads
Efficiency Measure
Objective
Notes
$959.12 per paved lane kilometer. Operating costs for paved roads per lane kilometer. Efficient Maintenance of paved roads. lane is 1/2 of a two lane road.
Unpaved Roads
 
 

$1,239.39 per unpaved lane kilometer. Operating costs for unpaved roads per lane kilometer. Efficient Maintenance of unpaved roads. some seasonal gravel roads are considered single lane
Winter Control



$806.22 per lane kilometer. Operating costs for winter control maintenance per lane kilometer. Efficient winter control.
 
Conditions of Roads
Effectiveness Measure


49.3% per lane kilometer. Percentage of paved lane kilometers where conditions are rated good to very good. Provide a paved lane system that has a pavement condition that meets Municipal standards. Laurentian Valley does not rate roads through testing, they are rated by age and condition
Winter Event Responses



100 % of winter event responses. Percentage of winter event responses that met or exceeded Municipal standards. Provide appropriate winter response. None

WASTE WATER
Operating Costs for Collection
Efficiency Measure
Objective
Notes
$1,391.76 per kilometer of main. Operating costs for collection wastewater per kilometer of main Efficient wastewater collection services.
Operating Costs for Treatment and Disposal
Efficiency Measure
Objective
Notes
$300.66 per megaliter. Operating costs for treatment and disposal of wastewater Efficient wastewater treatment and disposal service. megaliter = 1,000 cubic meters.
Operating Costs for Collection, Treatment and Disposal
Efficiency Measure
Objective
Notes
$364.09 per megaliter. Operating costs for collection, treatment and disposal of wastewater Efficient wastewater services. megaliter = 1,000 cubic meters.
Main Backups
Effectiveness Measure


4 per 100 kilometers of main. Number of wastewater main backups per 100 kilometers of wastewater main in a year. Prevention of human and environmental health hazards. There were four backups in 2004.
Bypasses Treatment
Effectevness Measure

Notes
N/A % of wastewater is estimated to have bypassed treatment. Wastewater estimated to have bypassed treatment. Municipal sewage management practices prevent environmental and human health hazards. City of Pembroke is responsible for treatment of sewage.

WATER SERVICES
Operating Costs for Treatment
Efficiency Measure
Objective
Notes
$627.95 per megaliter. Operating costs for the treatment of drinking water. Efficient production of drinking water. megaliter = 1,000 cubic meters.
Operating Costs for Distribution
Efficiency Measure
Objective
Notes
$2,578.74 per kilometer of water distribution pipe. Operating costs for the distribution of drinking water. Efficient distribution of drinking water. megaliter = 1,000 cubic meters.
Operating Costs for Treatment and Distribution of drinking water
Efficiency Measure
Objective
Notes
$821.34 per megaliter. Operating costs for the treatment and distribution of drinking water. Efficient production and distribution of water. megaliter = 1,000 cubic meters.
Watermain Breaks
Effectiveness Measure


0 per 100 kilometers of main. Number of breaks in water main per 100 kilometers of water main pipe in a year. Improve system reliability and minimize water loss and operational costs. There were no breaks in 2004.
Boil Water Advisories



0 days in 2004. Weighted number of days when a boil water advisory issued by the Medical Officer of Health was in effect. Water is safe and meets local needs. There were no advisories in 2004.

SOLID WASTE
Operating Costs for Garbage Collection
Efficiency Measure
Objective
Notes
$131.11 per household. Operating costs for garbage collection. Efficient municipal garbage collection services.
 
Operating Costs for Garbage Disposal
Efficiency Measure
Objective
Notes
$32.94 per household. Operating costs of garbage disposal. Efficient municipal garbage disposal services.
 
Operating Costs for Integrated Systems
Efficiency Measure
Objective
Notes
$164.48 per household. Average operating costs for solid waste management per household. Efficient solid waste management.
 
Facility Compliance
Effectiveness Measure


0 days. Number of days per year when a M.O.E. compliance for remediation concerning air or groundwater is in effect. Municipal solid waste services do not have an adverse effect on the environment.
 
# of Solid Waste Management Sites



1 site. Total number of solid waste management sites owned by Municipality. Effective management of solid waste.
 
Complaints for Solid Waste & Recycling Collection



6.3747 complaints per 1,000 households. Number of complaints received in a year per 1,000 households. Effective waste management. None
Diversion of Solid Waste



52.50% of residential waste was diverted. Percentage of solid waste diverted. Municipal waste programs divert garbage from landfills. Improvement due to introduction of new system.

PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
Growth and Settlement Patterns
Effectiveness Measure
Objective
Notes
23.50% of new development. Percentage of new development with final approval which is located within settlement areas. New lot creation is occuring in settlement areas.
 
Preservation of Agricultural Lands



100% of agricultural land. Percentage of land designated agriculture, which was preserved during 2004. Preserve agricultural land.
 
Change in Designated hectares
Effectiveness Measure
Objective
Notes
0.0% of agricultural land. Number of hectares of land originally designated agricultural which was redesignated in 2004. Preserve agricultural land.
 
Preservation of Agricultural Lands



100.00% of agricultural land. Percentage of land designated agriculture preserved since 2000. Preserve agricultural land. 2000 is the base year.
Changes in Number of Designated hectares in reporting year



0.00% of agricultural land. Number of hectares of land originally designated for agricultural purposes which were re-designated for other uses since January 1, 2000. Preserve agricultural land. 2000 is the base year.